Economy
FDIC Issues Final Rule on Recapitalization of its Insurance Fund
As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the FDIC today finalized a rule to increase the deposit insurance fund from 1.15...
Farm Banks Report Robust 2015 Performance
Farm banks increased their agricultural lending by 7.9 percent in 2015 and held $100.3 billion in ag loans at year’s...
ABA Opposes Wholesale Adoption of Basel Credit Risk Approach
In a comment letter to the federal regulatory agencies last week, ABA expressed concerns over the wholesale adoption of the...
CRE at a Crossroads
How robust competition, regulatory pressure and economic fundamentals are shaping the CRE market in 2016.
Why Bank Consolidation in the U.S. Will Lift Off in 2016
Consolidation in the banking sector is set to accelerate.
